I have a 5 gallon bucket under my skimmer which also catches the effluent. I built a float switch out of a GFI. When the water gets too high in the bucket, the GFI turns off the pumps to the skimmer. It has saved me from numerous floods.
I also built the same thing under my domestic water heater.
If there is a leak, the intake water shuts off with an electric valve.
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I used to get shocked when I put my hand in my tank. Then the electric eel went dead.
Current Tank Info: 100 gal reef set up in 1971
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